Prof.
Mechem
Ladd 211, x5464
Office Hours:
MWF 10:00-11:00
Required
Texts
Reserve
Reading
Class
Requirements
Class
Schedule |
| DATE |
TOPIC |
ASSIGNMENT |
| Sept 9: |
Background and antecedents |
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| Sept 14-16: |
Imperial Art and Plebeian Art, the City of Rome |
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| Sept 21-23: |
The Roman Domus and Familia |
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| Sept 28-30: |
Public vs. Private Life in Pompeii |
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| Oct 5: |
The Function and Articulation of the Domus |
Reserve Reading: Wallace-Hadrill, Chaps. 1-3 |
| Oct 7: |
Patrons and Patronage |
Ling, Chaps. 10, 11, Zanker, Chap. 3, pgs. 135-145 |
| Oct 12-14: |
The Four Styles of Wall Painting |
Ling, Chaps. 2-5; Clarke, Chap. 2; Vitruvius packet
Reserve Reading: Pliny, Painting, Book XXXV, 15-52, 116-122, 147-149 |
| Oct 19-21: |
Other Decorative Elements: Mosaics, Gardens, Sculpture,
Pottery, Silver |
Ling, Roman Painting, Chaps. 6, 7; Reserve Reading:
Ling, Ancient Mosaics, Chap. 3; Gazda, Chap. 3; Jashemski,
Chap. 2 |
| Oct 26-28: |
Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, Oplontis |
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| Nov 2-4: |
Case Studies of Houses |
Clarke, Chaps. 3-4,
Zanker, Chap. 3 pgs. 145-192 |
| Nov 9-11: |
Case Studies of Houses |
Clarke, Chap. 5; Rough drafts due Nov. 15, No class
on the 16th |
| Nov 18: |
Student Presentations |
Doug: Villa of the Papyri
Grace: House of the Faun
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| Nov 23: |
Student Presentations |
Kat: Villa of the Mysteries
Ellen: Gardens: the change from Republic to Empire
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| Nov 30-Dec 2: |
Student Presentations |
Denise: Sculptural Ensembles
Kristina: House of the Faun
Jamie: Ostia
Alex: Mosaics
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| Dec 7-9: |
Final Discussion |
Clarke, Chaps. 6-8, Conclusion; Zanker, Chap. 3 pgs.
192-203 |
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